How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. Ps 36:7-10
I love how this amplified version is written to explain these verses: “How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge and put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They relish, take pleasure and enjoy, as well as feast on the abundance of Your house; and You cause them to drink of the stream of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light do we see light. O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, Your righteousness, your salvation is to the upright in heart.”
Lately, I have been meditating on the goodness of the Lord. How He makes provisions and makes ways for me even when I am not aware of how He is moving on my behalf; His unfailing love; His firm and unwavering commitment to me because I am precious in His sight. How He strategizes and maneuvers; how He speaks and how He imparts favor and how great things are happening in the heavenlies; things that I am not able to see clearly just yet. This is a direct result of simply putting all of my trust in the Lord and hiding myself in the shadow of His wings. This is where I’ve found rest for my soul and an overflow of blessings that I could have never imagined.
How blessed we are, beyond measure; so much so, that we could not possibly contain it all! We can barely tell of all the wonderful and amazing blessings of the Lord. We are blessed in abundance with joyfulness, with peace of mind, with assurance of hope, and with gladness of heart. This only describes a portion of what we experience when we have given over to God. When we have put our trust in Him and when we have allowed ourselves to rest in Him, then and only then will we be satisfied in His abundance from the river of His pleasure; where the fountain of life is overflowing. Paul tells the Philippians that for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
It is in our natural state, we tend to think of abundance as the overflowing of “material things.” Thinking the more we have acquired, the better off we are. Not so, because these things are temporal and will not last. I am satisfied with the abundance of life, health, strength, joy, peace, happiness, and contentment; just to name a few, because I can take delight in knowing that truly my God takes care of all of my needs according to His lovingkindness, according to His good pleasure and definitely according to His riches and glory! I’m dripping in it!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
I love how this amplified version is written to explain these verses: “How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! The children of men take refuge and put their trust under the shadow of Your wings. They relish, take pleasure and enjoy, as well as feast on the abundance of Your house; and You cause them to drink of the stream of Your pleasures. For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light do we see light. O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, Your righteousness, your salvation is to the upright in heart.”
Lately, I have been meditating on the goodness of the Lord. How He makes provisions and makes ways for me even when I am not aware of how He is moving on my behalf; His unfailing love; His firm and unwavering commitment to me because I am precious in His sight. How He strategizes and maneuvers; how He speaks and how He imparts favor and how great things are happening in the heavenlies; things that I am not able to see clearly just yet. This is a direct result of simply putting all of my trust in the Lord and hiding myself in the shadow of His wings. This is where I’ve found rest for my soul and an overflow of blessings that I could have never imagined.
How blessed we are, beyond measure; so much so, that we could not possibly contain it all! We can barely tell of all the wonderful and amazing blessings of the Lord. We are blessed in abundance with joyfulness, with peace of mind, with assurance of hope, and with gladness of heart. This only describes a portion of what we experience when we have given over to God. When we have put our trust in Him and when we have allowed ourselves to rest in Him, then and only then will we be satisfied in His abundance from the river of His pleasure; where the fountain of life is overflowing. Paul tells the Philippians that for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
It is in our natural state, we tend to think of abundance as the overflowing of “material things.” Thinking the more we have acquired, the better off we are. Not so, because these things are temporal and will not last. I am satisfied with the abundance of life, health, strength, joy, peace, happiness, and contentment; just to name a few, because I can take delight in knowing that truly my God takes care of all of my needs according to His lovingkindness, according to His good pleasure and definitely according to His riches and glory! I’m dripping in it!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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